Content reproduction device
First Claim
1. A content reproduction device, comprising:
- at least one processor for executing computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions comprise;
a communication unit configured to communicate with a watching/listening history management server over a network;
a content reproduction unit configured to reproduce a content;
a discontinued state information transmission unit configured to transmit, when reproduction of the content is discontinued, discontinued state information indicating;
(i) a reproduction state of the content at a time point of the discontinuation to the watching/listening history management server, (ii) device identification information for uniquely identifying the content reproduction device or another content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, and (iii) user identification information for uniquely identifying a specific user of the content reproduction device identified by the device identification information; and
a discontinued state information reception unit configured to receive the discontinued state information stored in the watching/listening history management server from the watching/listening history management server,wherein the content reproduction unit presents to the user the device identification information identifying the content reproduction device or the other content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, andwherein the content reproduction unit starts the reproduction of the content from a state determined based on the received discontinued state information.
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Abstract
Provided is a content reproduction device which enables a user watching or listening to a content on a given content reproduction device to discontinue the watching thereof or listening thereto and then easily resume the watching of the same content or listening thereto from a discontinued state on another content reproduction device. When reproduction of a content is discontinued, discontinued state information indicating a reproduction state of the content at a time point of the discontinuation is transmitted to a watching/listening history management server (20) and the discontinued state information stored in the watching/listening history management server (20) is received from the watching/listening history management server (20), and the reproduction of the content is started from a state determined based on the received discontinued state information.
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Citations
11 Claims
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1. A content reproduction device, comprising:
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at least one processor for executing computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions comprise; a communication unit configured to communicate with a watching/listening history management server over a network; a content reproduction unit configured to reproduce a content; a discontinued state information transmission unit configured to transmit, when reproduction of the content is discontinued, discontinued state information indicating;
(i) a reproduction state of the content at a time point of the discontinuation to the watching/listening history management server, (ii) device identification information for uniquely identifying the content reproduction device or another content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, and (iii) user identification information for uniquely identifying a specific user of the content reproduction device identified by the device identification information; anda discontinued state information reception unit configured to receive the discontinued state information stored in the watching/listening history management server from the watching/listening history management server, wherein the content reproduction unit presents to the user the device identification information identifying the content reproduction device or the other content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, and wherein the content reproduction unit starts the reproduction of the content from a state determined based on the received discontinued state information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A content reproduction system, comprising:
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a plurality of content reproduction devices; and a watching/listening history management server, wherein; each of the plurality of content reproduction devices comprises at least one processor executing computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions comprise; a communication unit configured to communicate with the watching/listening history management server over a network; a content reproduction unit configured to reproduce a content; and a discontinued state information transmission unit configured to transmit, when reproduction of the content is discontinued, discontinued state information indicating;
(i) a reproduction state of the content at a time point of the discontinuation to the watching/listening history management server, (ii) device identification information for uniquely identifying the content reproduction device or another content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, and (iii) user identification information for uniquely identifying a specific user of the content reproduction device identified by the device identification information;the watching/listening history management server comprises a storage unit configured to store the discontinued state information received from the each of the plurality of content reproduction devices; the each of the plurality of content reproduction devices further comprises discontinued state information reception unit configured to receive the discontinued state information from the watching/listening history management server; the content reproduction unit presents to the user the device identification information identifying the content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, and the content reproduction unit starts the reproduction of the content from a state determined based on the received discontinued state information.
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10. A content reproduction method, which uses a content reproduction device to be connected to a watching/listening history management server, comprising the steps of:
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reproducing a content; transmitting, when reproduction of the content is discontinued, discontinued state information indicating;
(i) a reproduction state of the content at a time point of the discontinuation to the watching/listening history management server, (ii) device identification information for uniquely identifying the content reproduction device or another content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, and (iii) user identification information for uniquely identifying a specific user of the content reproduction device identified by the device identification information; andreceiving the discontinued state information stored in the watching/listening history management server from the watching/listening history management server, wherein the step of reproducing a content includes presenting to the user the device identification information identifying the content reproduction device or the other content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, and wherein the step of reproducing a content comprises starting the reproduction of the content from a state determined based on the received discontinued state information.
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11. A non-transitory, computer-readable information storage medium having a program stored thereon for causing a computer to function as:
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a communication unit configured to communicate with a watching/listening history management server over a network; a content reproduction unit configured to reproduce a content; a discontinued state information transmission unit configured to transmit, when reproduction of the content is discontinued, discontinued state information indicating;
(i) a reproduction state of the content at a time point of the discontinuation to the watching/listening history management server, (ii) device identification information for uniquely identifying the content reproduction device or another content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, and (iii) user identification information for uniquely identifying a specific user of the content reproduction device identified by the device identification information; anda discontinued state information reception unit configured to receive the discontinued state information stored in the watching/listening history management server from the watching/listening history management server, wherein the content reproduction unit presents to the user the device identification information identifying the content reproduction device or the other content reproduction device upon which the reproduction of the content was discontinued, and wherein the content reproduction unit starts the reproduction of the content from a state determined based on the received discontinued state information.
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